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Despots
£22.00Since his re-election as US president, Donald Trump has made good on things he only dreamed of accomplishing in his first term. In six short months he had smashed constitutional constraints, trampled on free speech, suborned the judiciary, demonised the media and crushed protests on the streets. He secured the backing of America’s oligarchs and inflated his personal wealth. US foreign policy is no longer based on values but on greed, while at home his administration has intervened in the almost every area of people’s daily lives, bringing the National Guard into America’s cities. According to Martin Sixsmith, BBC’s Moscow Correspondent when Vladimir Putin came to power, it all looks eerily familiar to what Russia went through in the 1990s. ‘Despots’ is Sixsmith’s exploration of two aspiring dictators who came to power in nominally electoral democracies, then dismantled the pillars of democracy from within.
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The Newer World
£20.00Against the rapidly shifting landscape of post Civil War America, Tennyson Bouguereau – freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man – journeys to find meaning and belonging. From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.
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The Bayeux Tapestry: Fold-Out Edition
£15.00An entertaining and accessible reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry in its entirety – folding out to showcase the iconic medieval artwork from start to finish. The Bayeux Tapestry is a unique historical artwork almost 70 metres long, which tells the story of the events leading to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. Its account of the eleventh century in England and France is like no other, revealing details from civil and military architecture to armour, seafaring and everyday life. This beautiful new book, presented in a fun and engaging concertina format, features a full-colour fold-out reproduction of the Tapestry, showcasing the iconic medieval artwork from start to finish. Providing decades of fun and learning for all ages, this essential book includes all new, detailed photography of the Tapestry in a durable and contemporary package. This publication marks the historic moment of the loan of the
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South
£12.99Prepare to soar to faraway lands in this heartwarming tale of adventure and the power of family and finding our flock, from award-winning author-illustrator Rob Biddulph.